National Living Wage - hours that count

Hi, does breaks counts towards working out a national living wage for the employee? E.g. employee work Mon-Fri 9.30 - 17.45 with 45mins. break and is paid monthly. Therefore he 's at work for 8.25 hrs each day but excluding break he works for 7.5hrs. Do we apply £11.44 to 8.25hrs or 7.5hrs? Thanks

Hi,
The hours for which you must pay a worker the minimum wage depend on the type of work they perform.
For workers who are paid by the hour, the time when a worker is not working and taking a break, such as a lunch break, is not counted as working time. 
For more information on the working hours for which the minimum wage must be paid, please see the following:
Calculating the minimum wage - Working hours for which the minimum wage must be paid
Thank you